By Espen André Øverdahl.
Friday, 9. May 2008, 07:40:01
contest, opera mini
Opera Mini is now in its 4th version, and to celebrate an upcoming release, we want to create a collage featuring people using Opera Mini from around the world. 
Therefore, we're reaching out to you. We would like to tribute you on our product pages (among other places) with a picture (head shot) and a testimonial (1-2 sentences) about why you love Opera Mini.
It's recommended that you submit a picture of yourself which is in good quality (high resolution and minimal amount of noise). Feel free to snap a picture of yourself doing something fun while surfing the Web on your phone, or something similar. All you need is a camera and a good chunk of imagination. Just be sure to have your face fairly prominent in the picture.
The reward for those who're used in the collage will receive an Opera goodie-bag and instant Internet fame by being recognized with our smallest (but most powerful) browser . 
Good luck everyone, and we can't wait to see those testimonials!
Rules
- Deadline is on Monday, May 12th.
- Images are limited to .jpg, .gif, .png and .pdf. If you would like to use a different format, please send an inquiry first.
- Email attachments are limited to 1 MB. Please send an inquiry if your submission is greater than 1 MB size, or if you have a location to host your file (such as your My Opera Community account), simply send the link.
- It is prohibited to send content which is defamatory, offensive or abusive or of an obscene or menacing nature.
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Send your entry as an attachment or upload it to your My Opera Community page, and email the link.
- By sending us your submission, you accept that Opera Software ASA may re-use your submission for marketing purposes.
By Espen André Øverdahl.
Friday, 12. January 2007, 14:29:09
winners, photo blog, opera mini, nintendo wii
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All good things must come to an end (well ... almost), and for the last five days we've been nailed in front of our computers in excitement. The race has been tight, but the one who pulled the longest straw won by 9 percent.
We're very proud to present the new owner of a Nintendo Wii. His submission was carefully planned, and really caught the essence of the contest. All, please congratulate GuitarBoy with his story "Photoblogging photoblogging..." who won first place with 32.4% of the votes.
Wael_CH came close, with 23.4% of the votes he rounds up nicely with a second place, and wins a Nintendo DS Browser Card.
PrettyHA8 came third with 20.1%, and wins an Opera goodie-bag 
Thinkgeek, Hbazerbashi and Avheretic had all creative and excellent submissions, but unfortunately they did not come in the top-3. But we don't want anyone to leave empty handed, so we decided to give away an Opera t-shirt to each.
We had a lot of fun creating and planning this contest. We would like to thank everyone who submitted a photo blogin' story, but also to everyone who voted.
By Espen André Øverdahl.
Monday, 8. January 2007, 13:10:39
photo blog, opera mini, nintendo wii, prizes
The My Opera team would like to thank all for the creative stories submitted for this contest
Now it's time to determine a winner. There has been some discussion about the validity of an open poll. Because we want the community - and not Opera - to determine the winner, we came up with a solution that both protects the integrity of the competition, and reflects the true intent of the community. So, instead of having a poll we've created a separate page.
We agree that a public poll might affect the final result (and to keep some of the excitement going), we've created a form to be used exclusively for voting.
To cast your vote, and view the submissions, click here.The winner will be announced on Friday, January 12
th.
By Espen André Øverdahl.
Thursday, 7. December 2006, 10:34:47
nintendo wii, opera mini, photo blog, prizes
Be a master storyteller using Opera Mini this holiday! Snap a series of pictures that tells a story. Here are some simple ground rules for you to get started:
* Snap minimum 10-, maximum 20 pictures
* A title for the story is required
* No other text is allowed
* Only use the Photo Blog feature on Opera Mini 3.0
* Upload the pictures to your blog
* Post a link to your story
here* Submit your contribution by January 7th, 2007
The winners will then be determined by a community vote in
this thread.
Here are the prizes:
1st place: Nintendo Wii
2nd place: Nintendo DS Browser Card
3rd place: Opera goodies (
brOwse me t-shirt,
Opera Messenger Bag and more)!
Don't have Opera Mini on your phone? Click
here to download it.
Here you will find a step by step photo guide on
how to Photo Blog using Opera Mini 3.0.
By user request there is also a video available demonstrating
how to Photo Blog and upload it to your My Opera account.
Good luck!
By Brian J..
Tuesday, 5. September 2006, 09:18:06
prizes, german, eBay, opera mini
The results are in and we've randomly selected our winner. For his help in testing Opera Mini with the German eBay site, we are happy to announce
lachralle as the proud new owner of a mobile phone of his choosing (up to €400).
A big "thank you" to lachralle as well as everyone that took part in this contest!
WIDGETIZE